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Level 2 Certificate in the Principles of the Prevention and Control of Infection in Health Care settings (RQF) TQUK

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Content Overview

40 topics in 4 modules

  1. ☑️ Introduction to Infection Control 10 topics
    • Microorganisms and their Role in Infection
    • The chain of infection
    • The importance of maintaining privacy and dignity when controlling infection
    • Hand Hygiene
    • Personal Protective Equipment usage
    • The importance of personal hygiene in infection control
    • Types of Healthcare-Associated Infections
    • Consequences of Healthcare-Associated Infections
    • Infection Control Policies and Procedures
    • Critical roles in infection prevention
  2. ☑️ Principles of Decontamination and Waste Management 10 topics
    • Understanding decontamination, cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization
    • Roles of Cleaning, Decontamination, and Waste Management
    • Equipment associated with decontamination and waste management
    • Clinical waste management protocols
    • Importance of storing waste in a safe manner
    • Risks Associated with Incorrect Waste Disposal
    • Principles of Safe Handling and Disposal of Sharps
    • The purpose and methods of disinfection
    • Safe use and disposal of clinical waste
    • Handling food safely and hygienically
  3. ☑️ Principles of Health and Safety for Infection Control 10 topics
    • Health and safety legislations applicable to infection control
    • Risk Assessment and its role in prevention of infections
    • Fire safety in healthcare settings
    • Control measures to reduce risks of infection
    • Importance of staff training in managing infection risks
    • Key principles of safe patient handling
    • Roles in maintaining a safe working environment
    • Safe use of work equipment
    • Implications of non-compliance with health and safety legislations
    • Reporting and recording workplace accidents
  4. ☑️ Advanced Precautions for Infection Control 10 topics
    • Isolation precautions for infectious diseases
    • Applying infection control measures to everyday practice
    • Respiratory hygiene and cough etiquette
    • Immunisation and its role in preventing infections
    • Surveillance of infection control
    • Safe injection practices
    • Management of exposure to blood and bodily fluids
    • Outbreak management strategies in healthcare settings
    • Maintaining aseptic techniques
    • Understanding and responding to antibiotic resistance

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